George Washington Secret Six Analysis

George Washington asked for volunteers for a very dangerous mission. He needed someone on the inside to gather information before the battle of Harlem Heights. Captain Nathan Hale stepped forward and he was one of the first american spys. He was disguised as a Dutch schoolmaster and he slipped past the British lines. He gathered information on what the british troops were doing for the next several weeks. While Hale was in enemy lines the british captured Manhattan, and americans set it on fire. Hale was caught the next day: September 21, 1776 trying to sail back to american controlled territory. He was captured by British troops and he was taken back and interrogated by General William Howe. They discovered that Nathan Hale was carrying incriminating documents General Howe ordered for his execution. (history.com staff) “Nathan Hale Volunteers to spy behind british

The colonies decided to elect a president on the year 1789.  Washington was the first choice for president.  During the American Revolution , he was one of the best generals. For example, he was usually fighting along with his soldiers, not just giving orders. Also, Washington was never severely wounded in battle. Many people believe we would have lost the war without George Washington.

Later, we found out that Silas Deane’s long time friend Edward Bancroft was double-dealing of sorts, Bancroft was a known spy to the Americas but no one knew that he was also a spy for the British as well until British documents from that time were released to the public library; we then learned that Edward Bancroft was on the payroll as a spy for the British. Then several wondered if Deane knew that his long time friend was a double spy, many believed so. After learning more into the friendship of these

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George Washington held the position of president of president of the United States for two terms from 1789 until 1796. George Washington was not interested in leading the new country, but when the United States constitution was ratified in 1788. Americans wanted Washington to fill the post. Washington was admired and respected as a result of his success and integrity as the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and as the President of the Constitutional Convention. When the Electoral College unanimously elected George Washington as the first president of the new nation, he reluctantly accepted. Although, many Americans and historian view George Washington eight years of presidency a success, he was met with many

In the early years of the Revolutionary War, General Washington started using what would become the forerunner of today’s counterintelligence and counterespionage fields by utilizing undercover agents, spy rings, and discreet reporting methods, much of which was focused

George Washington, the man that couldn’t tell a lie, was the American Revolution’s spymaster. Washington was able to bend

George Washington, rewarded for his superior leadership skills, was granted the tremendous responsibility of the position of President of the United States. No ordinary man could bear this weight alone, with the exception of the strongest of the strong. George Washington, “Father of the Nation”, is a stronger president than Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson for multiple reasons such as, being a powerful military strategist and a stronger national leader.

George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution, a monograph written by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger, narrates the Culper Spy Ring’s operation in New York City and its contribution toward the American victory over the Great Britain in the American Revolution. Under the order of General George Washington, Major Benjamin Tallmadge established the Culper Spy Ring with the purpose to outspy the British troops’ activities and movements in Manhattan, therefore allowing the Continental Army to recapture New York City. The ring included six members: Robert Townsend, Abraham Woodhull, James Rivington, Austin Roe, Caleb Brewster, and the secret Agent 355; under the command of General Washington and Major Tallmadge, these six members collected information about the British troops’ activities in Manhattan, subsequently sending the information via an intelligence route to General George in order to help him anticipating and making appropriate moves to counter the British schemes. Although there were sacrifices during the operation of the Culper Spy Ring, typically the loss of Agent 355, the Secret Six’s espionage significantly contributed toward the American victory, even with New Work City being occupied by the British Army.

George Washington himself was unaware of the members, even going as far as stating that he had no interest in knowing who the spies were. In Benjamin Tallmadge’s memoir, written by his son, the “two principle agents were known in the correspondence as Culper Senior and Culper Junior”. An article in the Magazine of American History, dated 1877, reflects this same lack of information. According to the author, all that was certain was that “Washington employed the secret service on the highest possible grounds” Shortly after he assumed command of the Army, Washington recorded that he had “furnished a certain person, whose name he withholds, with $333 1/3 ‘to go in to the city of Boston to establish a secret correspondence, for the purpose of conveying intelligence of the enemy’s movements and designs’”. However, it was not until the siege of New York that Washington had need of the use of an intelligence service. As Washington himself was not new to the spy game, since he had spied during the French and Indian War, he was familiar with the problems inherent in intelligence gathering. His biggest problem was not acquiring accurate information, but in getting that information out of the city.

Intelligence provided by the Culper Spy Ring was instrumental in the defeat of the British during the Revolutionary War. Picture this: Benedict Arnold, one of the United State’s (U.S.) most infamous traitors and John Andre are successful in conspiring to attack West Point in 1780 (“The Culper Spy Ring,” 2010). General George Washington becoming captured or killed would be a secondary effect of Arnold’s treasonous act. The U.S. Army losing the Revolutionary War and securing any chance of independence from King George III would be the third and final order of effect. From 1778 to 1783 the Culper Ring identified key British movements, plans in New York and surrounding areas, and fortifications of enemy forces. Together they used tradecraft practices to gain intelligence; such practices included: code names, secret writing, enciphered communication, couriers, dead drops, and signal sites (“The Founding Fathers of American Intelligence,” 2008).

Washington desperately needed to gain intelligence of General William Howe’s next plan of attack, however there were few who wanted to risk partaking in such a dishonorable task as spying. Hale was the first, and most well known, of the many spies to scout

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The term “Covert Action” brings with it a connotation of shadowy figures wrapped in secrecy and intrigue. It also brings with it a substantial amount of moral questions as to “what is right.” The use of covert action has been widely publicized since the early seventies, but trying to find out the truth to these events has been difficult to say the least. What is even more difficult, is historically recording these events into categories of successes or failures. These operations are difficult to dissect because of their secrecy and although events have been recorded, some facts simply aren’t apparent. This paper will seek to identify the complex issues associated with covert operations.